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SAILBOAT REFIT COMPLETE! Launching Next Week After Months on Land | (EP. 025)
October 30, 2025 · 23 min · 4K views
What this video covers
A crew prepares a sailboat for launch by completing a series of final refit projects, including applying a coat of ablative bottom paint and installing a new windlass motor.0:04 To protect the windlass motor from salt water corrosion, the crew installs a plastic two-liter bottle housing over the unit.4:31 They also mount a custom-built barbecue grill base to the cockpit, replace the main, spinnaker, and jib halyards, and install a new engine impeller with a fresh O-ring.9:34 The crew uses a tracer line to pull new running rigging through the mast sheaves and goes aloft to attach a new topping lift.13:14 Additionally, they install a new swim ladder and configure Starlink for onboard internet connectivity.18:47 The crew plans to launch the vessel within one week to begin a passage to the Bahamas, acknowledging that some secondary projects will continue after the boat is in the water.16:43
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